Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
Subject:
Applied Mathematics (AMATH)
Catalog number:
872
Unit weight:
0.50
Meet type:
LEC
Grading basis:
NUM
Cross-listing(s):
PHYS-785
Requisites:
Prereq: AMATH 673 or PHYS 701 or equivalent
Description:
Introduction to scalar field theory and its canonical quantization in flat and curved spacetimes. The flat space effects of Casimir and Unruh. Quantum fluctuations of scalar fields and of the metric on curved space-times and application to inflationary cosmology. Hawking radiation.
Topic titles:
N/A
Faculty:
Mathematics (MAT)
Academic level:
GRD
Course ID:
012151